The thing with guitar gear is: it ain't clothing. When you're packing for vacation, you stuff as much clothing as you can into your luggage, confident that, with a little "elbow grease" you'll be able to get that sucker closed no matter how overflowing it may be; you won't have to swap, say, an L in for an XL to get it to close. The same cannot be said about amps and cabinets. That's where the few inches difference in girth between the Mills Acoustic Afterburner 412B Classic Cabinet and some other 4x12 makes all the difference.

The Afterburner 412B Classic is a straight cab that measures in at 29” x 29” x 14.75”, which is 3' slimmer and shorter than the original Mills Afterburner 412B cab, and thinner than most other 4x12s on the market. Which may not seem like a big deal. . . until you're contemplating sawing your Marshall 4x12 in half to fit it in your Dodge Ram 2500 Starclassic (mine's named "The Beverly Crusher").

This latest addition to the award-winning Afterburner line features:

• Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
• 8 or 16 ohm mono with 14ga. Stranded copper wiring.
• 18mm/13 ply Baltic Birch (sides and baffles)
• Slightly smaller dimensions (height, width)
• Internal, "Afterburner" ported baffle increases articulation/projection
• Steel reinforced inside cabinet corners
• Plug-in casters with rubber feet
• Heavy steel recessed handles
• Steel corners (screwed, not riveted)
• Heavy "basket-weave" fabric grille cloth
• Limited lifetime warranty

The Afterburner 412B Classic with Celestion Vintage 30s is available now with an MSRP of $899.00 US. More expensive than a Gym membership, perhaps, but at least you'll actually use the cabinet.